ffronta

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian affrontare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)fˈfrɔn.ta/

Verb

ffronta (imperfect jiffronta, past participle ffrontat or frontat, verbal noun ffrontar or frontar)

  1. to face, to front, to defy

Conjugation

Conjugation of ffronta (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ffrontajt ffrontajt ffronta ffrontajna ffrontajtu ffrontaw
f ffrontat
imperfect m niffronta tiffronta jiffronta niffrontaw tiffrontaw jiffrontaw
f tiffronta
imperative ffronta ffrontaw
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ffrontajtx ffrontajtx ffronta ffrontajniex ffrontajtux ffrontawx
f ffrontatx
imperfect m niffrontax tiffrontax jiffrontax niffrontawx tiffrontawx jiffrontawx
f tiffrontax
imperative tiffrontax tiffrontawx